Arsenal were in talks to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa but refused to meet the club's valuation, allowing Chelsea to secure a £117m deal. This is the second most expensive transfer of the summer, behind Yan Diomande's £120m switch from Red Bull Leipzig to Real Madrid. Arteta acknowledged that the vast sums being paid for players have taken him by surprise. He believes that the market dictates the value of a player. The Gunners face Manchester City in Sunday's Community Shield clash, and Arteta confirmed that Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, and Martín Zubimendi could all be in contention should they respond as expected in training after returning late following the World Cup.